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Men's Cross Country

Aylmer, Concannon Lead Men's Cross Country to Third Place Mark

Poughkeepsie, N.Y. – The Stevens Institute of Technology men's cross country team placed third at the Vassar Season Starter on Friday.

The Ducks tallied 73 team points, as Vassar won the meet with 34. NYU was second with 54 points to round out the top-three.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Seniors Jake Aylmer and Liam Concannon paced the Ducks to their third place finish. Aylmer was fourth overall in 12:31.7, missing first by 6.6 seconds. Concannon was right behind him in fifth, turning in a time of 12:33.8. Junior Caleb Stephen narrowly missed finishing in the top-20, settling for a 21st place mark of 13:07.7. He was a mere .6 seconds away from finishing in the top-20.

Newcomer Enrico Parrella took 25th in 13:13.7, as junior Mick Barbi was 27th in 13:15.9. Other top-30 marks included Bryan Onody (13:18.4) and Daniel Jutras (13:22.8), while Ryan Paradine (13:30.8) and Jake Porco (13:32.6) went back-to-back. Frank Orlando (13:37.6) and Mark Bigsby (13:47.6) also went back-to-back in 38th and 39th, as Cillian Griffin (13:54), Kevin Medrow (13:54.3), and Matt Hodorowski (13:59.5) also competed for Stevens.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Aylmer, Concannon, Stephen, Parrella, Barbi, Onody, and Orlando tallied personal-best times in 4K.
• Griffin, Medrow, Hodorowski

FROM THE MEET (Head Coach John Kolibab)
• "Vassar's opening meet is something we look forward to all year. It's a great way to start off our cross country campaign, and the shorter race distance and tough competition is an excellent early test for our squad. I'm incredibly pleased with what I saw today, and I couldn't be happier with where our teams are headed."
• "Our Men's squad hit the ground running with a great start to the season.  The team raced according to plan, and they moved up the standings each kilometer.  In the final kilometer, our team finished strong and was able to jump to third place, which is a great finish at a meet so strong. Our team also did a solid job of working and racing together, which is a great sign to see so early in the year.  Overall, I'm very happy with where our men's team is at, and I'm looking forward to see what they can do this season."

UP NEXT
After a week off, the Ducks head to Galloway, N.J. for the Osprey Open on September 14.
 
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Players Mentioned

Jake Aylmer

Jake Aylmer

5' 10"
Senior
Mick Barbi

Mick Barbi

5' 8"
Sophomore
Mark Bigsby

Mark Bigsby

5' 11"
Sophomore
Liam Concannon

Liam Concannon

5' 9"
Senior
Bryan Onody

Bryan Onody

5' 10"
Senior
Jake Porco

Jake Porco

5' 10"
Junior
Caleb Stephen

Caleb Stephen

5' 7"
Sophomore
Ryan Paradine

Ryan Paradine

6' 3"
First-Year
Cillian Griffin

Cillian Griffin

First-Year
Kevin Medrow

Kevin Medrow

First-Year
Enrico Parrella

Enrico Parrella

First-Year

Players Mentioned

Jake Aylmer

Jake Aylmer

5' 10"
Senior
Mick Barbi

Mick Barbi

5' 8"
Sophomore
Mark Bigsby

Mark Bigsby

5' 11"
Sophomore
Liam Concannon

Liam Concannon

5' 9"
Senior
Bryan Onody

Bryan Onody

5' 10"
Senior
Jake Porco

Jake Porco

5' 10"
Junior
Caleb Stephen

Caleb Stephen

5' 7"
Sophomore
Ryan Paradine

Ryan Paradine

6' 3"
First-Year
Cillian Griffin

Cillian Griffin

First-Year
Kevin Medrow

Kevin Medrow

First-Year
Enrico Parrella

Enrico Parrella

First-Year